Serang City Education Office Holds Prayer and Declaration for Gratification-Free Student Admissions

The Education and Culture Office (Dindikbud) of Serang City, Banten, has organized a joint prayer and a declaration of commitment to ensure the New Student Admission process (SPMB) is conducted with integrity and free from gratuities. This move is part of an effort to foster a clean and transparent educational environment.

Ahmad Nuri, the Head of Dindikbud Kota Serang, stated that the event marked the culmination of extensive technical preparations. "Today, we pray for smoothness. Hopefully, the SPMB implementation, which begins on June 29 and ends on July 2, will be facilitated and bring blessings to Serang City," Nuri said during the event in Serang on Friday.

The declaration was attended by 29 junior high school principals and approximately 75% of elementary school principals from Serang City. This gathering signifies the educators' commitment to themselves, their faith, and the nation to abstain from bribery and illegal levies during the new student admission process. Nuri firmly asserted that the Serang City government would not hesitate to impose severe sanctions on any school principal or registration committee member proven to have engaged in such practices.

"Sanctions are clear according to the Mayor's directive, starting from first, second, and third warnings, up to dismissal or replacement of the principal. Even we at the department are ready to have our positions evaluated if we are found to have engaged in transactional actions," Nuri emphasized. To uphold this commitment, Dindikbud Kota Serang has established a public complaint post. This post will serve to receive reports of alleged fraud and provide guidance to parents facing technical difficulties during registration. The office has also deployed an operator team to closely monitor the registration system, ensuring no digital disruptions or loopholes are exploited.